California cop facing Vegas prostitution charge

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 48-year-old police sergeant from Glendale, California, is facing a misdemeanor prostitution charge in Nevada after his arrest in a prostitution sting at a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino.

Las Vegas police say Vahak Mardikian was arrested after 2 a.m. Aug. 8 at the Flamingo after agreeing to pay an undercover officer $250 for sex.

The Las Vegas Sun reports that Mardikian asked the undercover officer if she was a police officer, and she said no.